Marc Hynes
Marc William Hynes (born 26 February 1978 in Guildford) is a British racing driver, who competed for Quantel Bifold Racing. with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship.
| Marc Hynes | |
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Hynes at the Donington round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship. | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 26 February 1978 Guildford (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Quantel Bifold Racing |
| Car number | 888 |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007 2005 2000, 2003 2000 1998–99 1997 1996 1995 | V8 Supercars Porsche Supercup American Le Mans Series International Formula 3000 German Formula Three Championship British Formula 3 Championship British Formula Renault Championship Formula Vauxhall Formula Vauxhall Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 1999 1997 1995 | British Formula 3 Championship Formula 3 Masters British Formula Renault Championship Formula Vauxhall Junior |
He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior title and the 1997 British Formula Renault title.
He then stepped up to Formula 3 and won the 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively. He competed in three rounds of the 2000 International Formula 3000 season for the WRT team. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.
He has also worked as a driver coach for his former team Manor Motorsport. He is also the former Head of Driver Development at Marussia F1, the Formula One team born out of Manor Motorsport.
From 2016 to 2021, Hynes worked with Lewis Hamilton, helping run Project 44, the company which manages Hamilton's business affairs. Hynes and Hamilton became friends during their junior racing careers and parted amicably to allow Hynes to focus on other business activities.